Virtual Environments for Education—Second Life Scott Merrick, Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach , University School of Nashville , MUVErs LLC , and scottmerrick.net For Vanderbilt Web Spiders meeting November 21, 2008

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What colleges and universities have created presences in Second Life?

Consider:

The Art Institute of California-San Diego San Diego, CA http:// www.artinstitutes.edu/sandiego Clemson University Graduate School: Clemson, South Carolina http:// www.grad.clemson.edu http://slurl.com/secondlife/Clemson%20University%20GS/25/11/43 Columbia University: New York, NY http:// www.tc.columbia.edu Duke University: Durham, NC http:// www.duke.edu Edinburgh University Edinburgh, Scotland, UK University site - http:// www.ed.ac.uk Virtual University of Edinburgh - http:// vue.ed.ac.uk Slurl - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Vue/205/53/30 Harvard University: Cambridge, Mass . http:// www.harvard.edu http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/105/74/35 Leeds College of Art and Design: West Yorkshire, United Kingdom http://www.leeds-art.ac.uk http://slurl.com/secondlife/the%20collective/128/128/100 http:// ddmcollective.blogspot.com New York University, New York City NYU ITS http://slurl.com/secondlife/Outreach/61/72/26e Penn State University http:// ets.tlt.psu.edu /gaming/ http://slurl.com/secondlife/Penn%20State%20Isle/120/131/41 Princeton University: Princeton, New Jersey . http:// www.princeton.edu http://slurl.com/secondlife/Princeton%20University/143/148/24 Rice University: Houston, TX, USA SL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Owl%20Land/128/56/26 Website: http:// www.rice.edu / And over 147 other colleges and universities who envision the potentials Virtual Environments have to offer

The Art Institute of California-San Diego San Diego, CA http:// www.artinstitutes.edu/sandiego

Clemson University Graduate School: Clemson, South Carolina http:// www.grad.clemson.edu http://slurl.com/secondlife/Clemson%20University%20GS/25/11/43

Columbia University: New York, NY http:// www.tc.columbia.edu

Duke University: Durham, NC http:// www.duke.edu

Edinburgh University Edinburgh, Scotland, UK University site - http:// www.ed.ac.uk Virtual University of Edinburgh - http:// vue.ed.ac.uk Slurl - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Vue/205/53/30

Harvard University: Cambridge, Mass . http:// www.harvard.edu http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/105/74/35

Leeds College of Art and Design: West Yorkshire, United Kingdom http://www.leeds-art.ac.uk http://slurl.com/secondlife/the%20collective/128/128/100 http:// ddmcollective.blogspot.com

New York University, New York City NYU ITS http://slurl.com/secondlife/Outreach/61/72/26e

Penn State University http:// ets.tlt.psu.edu /gaming/ http://slurl.com/secondlife/Penn%20State%20Isle/120/131/41

Princeton University: Princeton, New Jersey . http:// www.princeton.edu http://slurl.com/secondlife/Princeton%20University/143/148/24

Rice University: Houston, TX, USA SL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Owl%20Land/128/56/26 Website: http:// www.rice.edu /

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Food(s) for Thought 101 Uses for Second Life in the College Classroom Dr. Megan S. Conklin Elon University Department of Computing Sciences [email_address] http://trumpy.cs.elon.edu/metaverse Puritan’s Guide to SL – Educational Places to Visit in Second Life Oh! Virtual Learning Science Sites in Second Life Run SL on a pen drive 

101 Uses for Second Life in the College Classroom

Dr. Megan S. Conklin

Elon University

Department of Computing Sciences

[email_address]

http://trumpy.cs.elon.edu/metaverse

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Educational Places to Visit in Second Life

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Science Sites in Second Life